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CONNARD, Norman L - Date of
birth
6 January 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1185398 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Battery,
489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 November 1944 - Place of
death
Meijel, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marquis D. Connard (father)
Ruth E. (Hall) Connard (mother)
Malcolm J. Connard (brother)
Winnifred J. (Scarlett) Connard (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Norman L. Connard attended college for one year and was an author, editor or reporter.He enlisted in New York City, New York on 29 March 1943.
He was initially buried in an isolated grave at the crossing of Vossenberg with a dirt road in Meijel, the Netherlands, where it was found by British troops. The grave was marked with a cross, with the inscription: "O1185398 Hier rust in vrede Norman Connard American T43, 44 inri".
His remains were disinterred on 2 June 1945 and evacuated to Margraten where he was buried in temporary grave on 13 September 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 5 January 1949.
He is commemorated on a monument unveiled in Ospel, the Netherlands on 6 November 2019 in memory of the American soldiers who fell during the liberation of the town.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, Archives of Ontario, Registrations of Marriages, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 7tharmddiv.org